Bottled-beverage-cooling cabinet



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BOTTLED-BEVERAGE-COOLING CABINET.

Application filedrtay 15, 1926. Serial No. w9 ,3$.

The present invention relates in general to refrigerating cabinets, and more particularly to a cabinetof the character which is especially designed for the cooling of bottled .beverages or the like, and to a process of cooling articles therein.

' Among the objects of the invention are to provide a refrigerating cabinet of this character which embodies novel features of construction, whereby provision is made for causing the air to circulate around the bottles or articles to be cooled and which enables the cooling to be accomplished quickly and economically. v

Further objects of the invention are to provide a refrigerator cabinet which supports the bottles of beverage or other substance in such a manner that they can be quickly cooled and are readily accessible.

While one particular embodiment of the invention is shown and described in this application for illlustratve purposes, it will be understood that many modifications and changes can be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. a

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a bottled beverage refrigerator cabinet which is constructed in accordance with the invention,

portions being broken away and shown in section to illustrate more clearly the details of construction.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof with portions broken away and shown in section.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through the device on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figures 4 and 5 are detail perspective views showing portions of the channel shaped guides in which the woven wire partitions are slidably mounted.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated on all of the views ofthe drawings by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one of many possible embodiments of the invention, the reference character A designates an elongated rectangular box or casing which is open at the top. The walls of the casing or cabinet are suitably constructed so that they are heat insulating, being shown on the drawing as bomprising spaced outer and innor sheet metal thicknesses with mineral -wool, sheet corkor like insulation 2 packed between the same. Extending through the casing ofthe cabinet at substantially the middle portion between the side walls thereotis a tank 3 which-is adapted to contain brine or hke substance, said tank having upright side walls. The contents of the tankmay be cooled in any suitable manner, and in the present instance circulation pipes t are shown as arranged within the tank.

of the tank 3 is divided by specially constructed partitions into a series of upright compartments C, each of which is preferably of a width corresponding substantially to the length of the bottles which are to be placed in the compartment, so that the bottles can be piled on top of each other horizontally. The top of each bottle compartment C is adapted to be closed by a removable cover b, said covers being of a heat insulating construction, and being shown as provided with handles 7 by means of which any one of the covers can be readily lifted out of position or put back into position as may be desired. Access can thus be had to any selected one of the bottle is provided under each of the bottle compartments. Adjacent bottle receiving compart ments C are separated by spaced and reticulated walls 10, a circulation space F being provided between the walls 10 and communieating with the bottom circulation space E. Each ofthe bottle receiving compartments C casing. For quick action there may be approximately two ounces of brine in the. tank 3 to one ounce of the beverage to be cooled,

.and when the refri erating device is in operation the air in t e spaces G which is in direct contact with the side walls of the tank 3 will have the heat taken therefrom and will circulate downwardly tothebottom space E, since this air which is in direct contact with the brine tank will be cooler and heavier than air which is spaced more distantly therefrom. As this cool air circulates downwardly through the ipaces G and passes into the bottom space otherair which is in contact with the bottles and takes a certain amount of heat from the bottles will rise through and around the bottles and through the spaces F between the bottle receiving compartments Ordinarily a difference in temperature of several degrees is maintained between the top and the bottom of the cabinet and bottles therein and this difference in the temperature results in a continual circulation of the air around the bottles, with the result that the bottles and the contents thereof may be cooled quickly and economically.

The walls or partitions 10. and 11 may be inexpensively formed of woven wire mate'- rial, and the partitions may be removably mounted so that the can be readily drawn through the top of t e casing when desired. As shown on the drawing, the side walls of the casing A are provided upon their inner faces with spaced channel guides 12 which receive the outer edges of the walls or partitions 10. As shown by Figure 1 "these two channel guides 12 may be conveniently formed by nesting a narrow U,-shaped strip 12 in a wider U-shaped strip 12 the space between the corresponding side walls of the two U-shaped strips providing the channel guides. The side walls of the tank 3 are provided at corresponding places with channel shaped guides 14 which receive the inner' 1 edges of the partitions 10 and also with brackets providing channel shaped guides 15 which are arranged at right angles to the guides 14 and receive the edges of the walls 11. As shown by Figure 5, these two sets of channel guides 14 and 15 may be conveniently formed by nesting a narrow U-shaped strip 14 within two Wider strips15and 15', respectively, the spaces between the corresponding sidewalls of the strips 14 and 15" the ends of the strips 15 and 15 being bent laterally in a spaced relation at each side of the assembly to provide the channel shaped guides15. At opposite ends of the device the end walls of the casing A have guides 16 to receive the edges of the corresponding partitions 11. This is only one,of many possible ways of mounting the interior walls or partitions, and with a mounting of this kind the partitions can he slid upwardly out of posi tion when'the covers 6 are removed, thereby facilitating the thorough cleansing of the'interior of the cabinet.

Having thus described my. invention'what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing, a cooling tank within the casing, and partitions extending at intervals between the tank and walls of the casing to subdivide the casing into a plurality of compartments, a spaced pair of said partitions being provided between adjacent compartments to form air circulation spaces having means of inter-communication.

providing the channel shaped guides 14, and.

2. A refrigerating cabinet includin a tween each pair of adjacent compartments and providing air spaces extending outwardly from opposite sides of the tank, and aside wall for each compartment arranged in a spaced and substantially parallel relation to the tank to provide an air circulation space.

3. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing, a cooling tank within the casing, partitions extending at intervals between the tank and walls of the casing and subdividing the easing into a pluralityvof compartments having means of inter-communication, a spaced pair of said partitions being provided between adjacent compartments to provide air circulating spaces, and a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing to provide an air chamber.

4. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing, a cooling tank within the casing, partitions extending at intervals between the tank and walls of the casing and subdividing the casing' into a plurality of compartments having means of inter-communication, a spaced pair of said partitions being provided beween adjacent compartments to provide air circulating spaces, a

tank within the casing,

the tank to provide an circulating space, and a reticulated bottom for each compartarrasaar ment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing to provide an air chamber 5. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing, a cooling tank arranged therein and having a flat upright side, transverse partitions extending at intervals between the upright side of the tank and a side wall of the casing to divide the easing into a plurality 'ofcompartments, said transverse partitions being reticulated and arranged in pairs whereby an air circulation space is provided between adjacent compartments, a reticulated bottom for each com artment which is spaced from the bottom or the casing, and a reticulated inner wall for each compartment which has a spaced relation to the upright side of the cooling tank to provide an air circulating passage between the compartment and cooling tank,

6.1% refrigerating cabinet including a casing having a fiat open top, said casing being otherwise-closed, a cooling tank arranged within the casing'and having an upright side wall, a series of reticulated transverse, vertical'partitions extending between the cooling tank and a side wall of the casin to subdivide the casing into a piurality of vertical. compartments, separate covers applied to the fiat top for closing the upper ends of the individual compartment, a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, and a reticulated inner wall for each compartment which has a spaced relation to I the upright wall of the cooling tank, the aforesaid covers being removable independently'of each other.

7. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing having an open top, a cooling tank arranged within the casing and having an upright side wall, corresponding guide-ways on thenpright wall of the tank and side wall of the casing, transverse partitions slidably mounted within said guide-ways and subdividing the casing into a plurality of compartments, a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, an inner side wall for each compartment which is spaced from the upright wall of the cooling tank, guide-ways within which the inner side walls are slidably mounted, and covers for the compartments, the transverse partitions and inner side walls being removable when the covers are removed.

8. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing having an open top, a cooling tank arranged within the casing and having an upright side wall, transverse vertical partitions extending between the upright wall of the tank and a side wall of the casing and subdividing the casing into a plurality of compartments, a spaced pair of partitions.

being provided between each pair of adjacent compartments to form an air circulating space, guide ways applied to the tank and-casingwithin which the partitions are slidably mounted, a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, an inner side wall for each compartment which is spaced from the upright wall of the tank, and a cover for each compartment, the transverse partitions and inner side walls being adapted to he slid out of position when the covers are removed.

9. Ar refrigerating cabinet including a casing having an open side, a coolin within the casing, partitions extending at intervals between the tank and the walls of the casing and subdividing the casing into a plurality of compartments which all open through the open side of the casing, a spaced pair of said partitions being provided between adjacent compartments to provide air circulating spaces, guide-ways within which the partitions are mounted, said partitions being slidable into and out of position through the open side of the casing, and a closure for the open side of the casing.

10. A refrigerating-cabinet including a rectangular casing, a cooling tank arranged within the casing and extending longitudinally thereof, transverse partitions extending between opposite sides of the cooling tank and the side walls of the casing to subdivide the casing into a plurality of compartments, a pair of spaced partitions being arranged between adjacent compartments to provide upright air circulating spaces, a separate cover for each compartment, a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, and an inner side wall for each compartment which is spaced from the adjacent'side of the cooling tank to provide an air circulation space.

11. A refrigerating cabinet including a rectangular casing, a tank extending longi tudinally of the casing, transverse partitions extending between opposite sides of the tank and the side walls of the casing for dividing the casing into a plurality 0t compartments, a pair of spaced partitions being arranged between adjacent compartments to provide upright air circulation spaces, a reticulated bottom for each compartment which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, an inner side wall for each compartment which is spaced from the adjacent side of the tank to provide an air circulating space, covers for the compartments, and guide-ways within which the transverse partions and inner side walls are slidably mounted whereby they can be slid out of position when the covers are removed.

12. A refrigerating cabinet including arectangular casing, avcooling tank extending longitudinally of the casing and having upright side walls, a refrigerating device tankoperatively connected with the tank, trans-- verse -partitions extending at intervals be tween opposite sides of the tank and the side walls of the casin to su bdivide the casing into a plurality of compartments, said partitions being arranged in spaced pairs to provide an upright air circulating space between adjacent compartments, a reticulated bottom for each compartment, which is spaced from the bottom of the casing, an inner side wall foreach compartment which has a spaced relation to the adjacent side wall of the tank to provide an upright air circulation space, and an individual cover for each compartment. 7

13. A refrigerating cabinet including a casing having an open side, a cooling tank within the casing, partitions extending at intervals between the tank and walls of the casing to subdivide the casing into a plurality of compartments which all open through the open side of the casing, a spaced pair of partitions being provided between of the casing, and a closure for the open side of the casin 14. A re rigerating cabinet including a casing, a cooling means arranged within the casing in a spaced relation to one of the walls thereof, and partitions extending at intervals between the said wall and cooling means to subdivide the casing into a plurality of compartments, a spaced pair of said partitions being provided between adjacent compartments to form air circulating spaces.

' In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

HARRY- W. HIBBARD. 

